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Holman Bible Dictionary

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An instrument or tool made of flint, bone, stone, or metal to bore holes. Biblical references refer to using the awl to pierce a servant's ear (Exodus 21:6; Deuteronomy 15:17 ). Perhaps a ring or identification tag was placed in the hole. This marked the slave as a permanent slave for life. Excavators in Palestine unearth many such boring tools.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Awl'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​a/awl.html. 1991.
 
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